St. Agatha Catholic Academy at 3151 W. Douglas Blvd., Chicago, IL 60623-1816 US - The Dream of St. Agatha Parish
The Dream of St. Agatha ParishSt. Agatha Parish is a vibrant, faith-filled, family-centered Catholic Christian community. It stands out in the Archdiocese of Chicago as an increasingly diverse, evangelizing community: a place of welcome and outreach to all who hunger for a spiritual home. It is an anchor of hope responding to all who are in spiritual, emotional, and physical need, and a center for social justice that transforms our neighborhood and city. Our soul-stirring African American-centered liturgies with inspiring and motivating preaching and dynamic adult, teen, and children’s Gospel choirs draw us into a deeper relationship with Christ, which inspires our commitment to be church after church. Empowering, visionary leadership affords all parishioners a chance to develop to their fullest potential as Christians and share their time and talent. Our churchwide embrace of tithing makes us self-sufficient, enabling us to help other parishes both locally and internationally. Our Campus for Christ features a new worship space that accommodates our 800+ families (and growing!) and a state-of-the-art educational facility for more than 900 children. It incorporates our expanded SAFE program and our adult education and faith formation programs for adults and youth. Our men’s membership has doubled and continues to grow. Together with the women of St. Agatha, our men give active witness as evangelizers and mentors to our youth. Our SAFE Youth Corps for Christ, over 300 strong, continues to draw area youth into active participation in liturgy while they serve as peer mentors to other youth and as partners with our senior members in our Wisdom Is Ageless ministry.